I recall an option to allow guests to take part in polls. has this feature been removed? If not, how can i create a public poll?

 

Thanks 🙂 

There is a group setting that controls the ability to create them.

 

There is a group setting that controls the ability to create them.

Hm yes, I see that guests can create topics and polls, but other guests cannot vote. 

Which group setting are you talking about? Settings for the user group "guests" or the guest permissisions within the premission matrix of the selected forum?

Or am I missing something?

Edited May 1, 20213 yr by DReffects2

I don’t remember that this was ever possible. 

 

Or am I missing something?

Define 'public poll' from your perspective.

Mine - a poll where the votes can be seen by others. And a group can create a public poll, if I remember correctly.

Yours? You've mentioned guests voting, so a definition is needed I think.

 

Mine - a poll where the votes can be seen by others. And a group can create a public poll, if I remember correctly.

Yours? You've mentioned guests voting, so a definition is needed I think.

ahh 🙂 yes, I mean a poll, where guests can vote without registration, like with guest comments. 

Guests can't vote in polls, and I don't believe that has ever been possible with the software (a vote in a poll is captured against the account ID, that is how it can be seen if 'you' have voted or not - Guests don't have an account ID, and if it was tracked then it would have to be by IP address, MAC address, browser user-agent....all of can be manipulated by the user, thus introducing fake votes)

Edited May 2, 20213 yr by Nathan Explosion

Thanks for the info. I've implemented a voting via poll-maker.com for the moment.